Bob,
There's theater style and then there's theater style.
In Carins, Australia, the "theater style" had those silly little fold-up
"tables" that barely accomodate a steno pad, and I recall hearing complaints
that a number of people dropped and damaged their noteboots as a result.
In Atlanta .22 met in the "Learing Center" which was a different "theater
style" ... the room sloped to the front, but the tables were REAL
full-length tables and the seats were, well, luxurious - rather like
high-back, overstuffed executive chairs. .22's membership was QUITE pleased
:-)
So, I guess it depends on what TYPE of "theater style" you're talking about.
(Just an FYI ...)
Carl
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> [mailto:owner-stds-802-sec@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG] On Behalf Of
> Bob O'Hara (boohara)
> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 2:49 PM
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> Subject: Re: [802SEC] It doesn't have to be either or
>
> Since we are putting such weight on the survey response,
> recall that our membership told us overwhelmingly that they
> did not want theater-style venues. Certainly all of the
> larger WGs would require that for their plenaries and larger
> task forces/groups in a university setting, as that is how
> the lecture halls are put together.
>
> -Bob
>
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> [mailto:STDS-802-SEC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG] On Behalf Of Pat Thaler
> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 10:28 AM
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> Subject: Re: [802SEC] It doesn't have to be either or
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> I think a university campus would be fine. I'm willing to
> sacrifice the convenience of having most of the attendees in
> one or two hotels in order to get a non-NA venue that works for us.
>
> An important issue that needs to be addressed for a non-hotel
> based meeting is transportation (unless we expect most of our
> attendees to be in on-campus student accomodation) - the site
> should have good public transit access. Geneva at the ITU
> worked well because people could easily get from their hotels
> to the ITU by hopping on a tram or bus - transit was even
> free there with an access card provided by your hotel.
> The IETF in Vienna was at a conference center (one connected
> to the UN facility there) next to a metro stop. Most
> attendees were scattered in downtown hotels - again with easy
> access by the metro or tram.
>
> Pat
>
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> [mailto:STDS-802-SEC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG] On Behalf Of Tony Jeffree
> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 7:09 AM
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> Subject: Re: [802SEC] It doesn't have to be either or
>
> Mat -
>
> I have indeed tried to take just such an active role in the
> past - on that occasion we came up against apathy on the part
> of the target hotel & the idea crashed and burned.
>
> Any solutions in the UK are likely to be based around
> university campuses as far as I can tell. If that sounds at
> all interesting I will see what I can do with the contacts I
> have. But it would almost certainly NOT involve accommodation
> in a single hotel - maybe not even in a hotel at all (student
> accommodation for example). In the days when I was doing ISO
> SC21 I went to several meetings that were organized on that basis.
>
> Regards,
> Tony
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